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A native Californian, Jennifer Blaise Kramer received a master's degree in journalism from Boston University, fell in love with a New Englander, and then moved to Minneapolis—twice. In addition to working as a senior editor for Mpls.St.Paul...

Contributing editor Tad Simons is an award-winning journalist whose writing on the local arts scene has appeared in the Twin Cities Reader, City Pages, St. Paul Pioneer Press, American Theatre magazine, BackStage, Variety and the Washington...

Food and Dining editor Stephanie March writes and edits Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Eat + Drink section. She can also be heard Saturdays on her myTalk107.1 radio show, Weekly Dish, where she talks about the Twin Cities food scene.

Allison Kaplan is the former Shopping & Style editor for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. She is currently the Editor in Chief for Twin Cities Business magazine, and also a contributing editor for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

After her five-year stint going to college and living in New York City where she interned at Redbook, CosmoGirl!, and Stuff magazine, Amanda came back to Minnesota where she could geek out on grammar as the associate editor of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

Stephanie Wilbur Ash writes and edits things related to health and families for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, including the blog and popular e-newsletter JuiceBox (good stuff for families on the go), voted best e-newsletter in its class by the Min...